Sectional or knockdown kitchen-safe.



No. 756,355. PATENTED APR. 5, 1904.

V. T. GRABS.

SBGTIONAL 0R KNOGKDOWN KITCHEN SAFE.

APPLICATION FILED 8321'. 25, 1903. no MODEL. 2 BHBETS-SHEET 1;

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UNTTED I STATES Patented April 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SECTIONAL 0R KNOCKDOWN KITCHEN-SAFE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 756,355, dated April 5,1904.

Application filed September 25, 1903. Serial No. 174,612. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.

Be it known that LVIRGIL T. Games, a citizen of the United States,residing at King, in the county of Stokes and State of North Carolina,have invented a new and useful Sectional or Knockdown Kitchen-Safe, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in sectional or knockdownkitchen-safes.

The object of the present inventionis to improve the construction ofsectional or knockdown kitchen-safes and to provide a simple andcomparatively inexpensive one which will be strong and durable and whichwill be adapted to be readily set up or assembled.

A further object of the invention is to irnr prove the construction forinterlocking the sides of the safe with the front and back thereof andto effectually prevent such parts from that various changes in the form,proportion,

size, and minor details of construction Within the scope of the appendedclaims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure lisa verticallongitudinal sectional view of aknockdown or sectional kitchen-safe constructed in accordance with thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view. Fig. 3 is aplan View, partly in section,the top being removed. FigA is a detailperspective view of one of the sides of the safe. Fig. 5 is a similarview of one of the corner-posts. Fig. 6 is a detail view illustratingthe manner of interlocking the upper portion of the side with thecorner-posts to prevent the parts from moving Vertically on each other.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 and 2 designate front and rear corner-posts removable top 8.

L-shaped in cross-section, as clearly shown in Fig. 8, and preferablycomposed of separate pieces secured together and arranged at an angle toeach other and extending longitudinally and transversely of the safe.The longitudinally-disposed portions of the rear cornerposts areprovided with vertical grooves 3 to is designed to be fixed to the rearcorner-posts,

and the front will be fixed'to the front cornerposts, the front and backportions of the safe being connected by sides 6, which are interlockedwith the transverselyrdisposed portions of the corner-posts and whichare held in such interlocking engagememt by shelves 7 and a The safe istherefore composed of the front, back, sides, top, and shelves, andthese parts may be readily separated and assembled, as hereinafterexplained.

The transversely-disposed portions of the corner-posts are provided attheir inner faces with vertical tongues 9 and grooves 10, and the sidesare provided adjacent to their edges with corresponding tongues 11 andgrooves 12. The tongues of the sides are arranged to fit into thegrooves ofthe transverse portions of the corner-posts, and the groovesof the sides receive the tongues9of the posts. These matched portionshave square abutting edges, and there is no liability of theinterlocking portions tending to spread and separate the parts of thesafe, as is often the case when the interlocked parts are dovetailed orwedgeshaped. Any number of the interlocking tongues and grooves may beprovided, as will be readily apparent. These tongues and grooves extendupward from supports or brackets 13, which are secured in the corners orangles of the corner-posts at the lower ends thereof. The supports orbrackets are provided at the top with recesses 14, forming sockets forthe reception of the lower terminals of the sides of the safe, and theyform projecting walls 15, which prevent the sides from moving inwardlongitudinally of the safe at the bottom thereof. In order to preventthe sides from moving inward at points above the bottom, the shelves 7are interposed between the sides and are supported by horizontal cleatsor strips 16, secured to the inner faces of the sides and arranged asclearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. Any number of shelvesmay be provided, as will be readily. apparent, and the shelves may bereadily placed in position and removed therefrom by slightly tiltingthem. 7,

The sides are locked against vertical movement on the corner-posts by atransverse locking-bar 17, secured to the outer face of each side nearthe upper end thereof and engaging horizontal, notches or recesses 19,formed in the edges of the transverse portions of the corner-posts. Therecesses 19 are also preferably extended at 20 at the inner faces of thetransverse portions of the corner-posts, and the sides are provided withprojecting portions 21 to fit in the inner recesses 20. In assemblingthe parts the lower ends of the sides 'are first fitted in the socketsor recesses of the brackets or supports at the lower ends of thecorner-posts, and the matched portions are fitted together by moving thesame toward each other. The shelves are then placed in position andwhile interposed between the sides it is impossible for the sides andends to move vertically or horizontally on each other, whereby the partsof the safe are effectually prevented from accidentallyspreading.

The top 8 of the safe caps the body portion and is provided withmarginal strips or flanges, as shown, and may be of any desiredconstruction. The top is also provided with a central longitudinal brace22, depending within the body portion of the safe and fitting against Ythe sides of the safe and holding the same against inward movement. Theterminals of the depending portion of the brace are spaced from themarginal end flanges of the top to provide spaces for the reception ofthe upper terminals of the sides of the safe.

It will be seen that the safe is exceedingly simple and inexpensive inconstruction, that it possesses great strength and durability, and thatthe parts are readily separated and assembled. Furthermore, it will beclear that when the parts are assembled the sides are securelyinterlocked with the front and back sections and are effectuallyprevented from the transverse portions of the corner-posts and thesides.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described comprising front and rear sectionsand the sides having matched interlocking overlapped portions formed bylongitudinal tongues and grooves, and horizontal pieces for interlockingmatched parts, whereby the overlapped portions are held against verticalmovement on each other, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising front and rear sectionshaving cornerposts provided with longitudinal tongues and grooves, saidcorner-posts being also provided with transverse notches or recesses,sides overlapping the corner-posts and provided with longitudinaltongues and grooves, and transverse locking-strips mounted on the sidesand fitting in the notches or recesses, whereby the sides andcorner-posts are heldagainst longitudinal movement on eachother,substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprising front and rear sectionshaving corner-posts provided with vertical tongues and grooves, saidcorner-posts being also provided at their lower ends with sockets, sidesoverlapping the corner-posts and having corresponding tongues andgrooves, the lower ends of the sides being fitted in the said sockets,and means for holding the tongues and grooves of the sides andcorner-posts in engagement with each other, substantially as described;

4. A device of the class described comprising front and rear sectionshaving cornerposts provided with tongues and grooves and having uppertransverse recesses, sides having tongues and grooves to fit those ofthe corner-posts, locking-bars mounted on the sides and engaging thetransverse recesses, and supports arranged at the lower ends of thecorner-posts and provided with sockets to receive the lower ends of thesides, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described comprising corner-posts and sidesinterlocked with each other, the corner-posts being provided withtransverse recesses and the sides having transverse locking-barsengaging the recesses, and supports receiving and engaging the lowerends of the sides, substantially as described.

6. A device of the class described comprising front and rear sectionshaving cornerposts provided with upright grooves and tongues, saidcorner-posts being also provided at their edges with recesses and havingsimilar recesses at their inner faces, sides having tongues and groovesto fit those of the cornerposts and provided with projecting portions toengage the inner recesses, and locking-bars mounted on the sides andengaging the recesses at the edges of the corner-posts, substantially asdescribed.

7. A device of the class described comprising frontand rear sectionshaving corner- IIO posts, sides interlocked with the corner-posts, myown I have hereto aflixed my signature in shelves holding the sides insuch engagement,

the presence of tWo witnesses. supports en aging the lower terminals ofthe sides, and a top having a depending brace en- VIRGIL GRABS' 5 gagingthe upper terminals of the sides, sub- Witnesses:

stantially as described. JULIUS (J. KREEGER,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as DAVID H. WILCOX.

